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See Michigan's Fall Colors From A Zip Line For $10

Michigan's longest zip-line at Camp Dearborn is offering an October special to see the leaves changing colors. Here are the details.

Michigan's longest zip-line at Camp Dearborn is offering an October special to see the leaves change for just $10.
Michigan's longest zip-line at Camp Dearborn is offering an October special to see the leaves change for just $10. (City of Dearborn)

MILFORD, MI — Zip Line riders at Camp Dearborn can get a special view of the fall colors in the Mitten at a discounted rate.

For only $10 per ride, patrons can experience the thrill of the 1400-foot Zip Line—the longest continuous one in Michigan—which takes riders from a six-story tower at Elm Circle over the swimming lake and down to the main beach.

A short golf cart ride brings them back to Elm Circle.Beginning Oct. 5, rides are available Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4:30 p.m. through October 27.

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Riders must be at least 8 years old and weigh between 75 and 275 pounds.

Prior to the ride, patrons must also sign a waiver and have their picture taken.

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The laves are scheduled to peak in mid-October in Mid-Michigan.

Reservations—which are not required, but recommended—may be made by calling the Zip Line ticket booth during the hours of operation or the Camp Dearborn Milford Office at (248) 684-6000 or (313) 943-2076.

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